All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2004 // Deaths from falls and accidental electrocution are the two leading causes of construction-related injuries and fatalities according to experts at the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) safety...
May 5 2004 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) announced opposition to three of the four measures that make up the “Homeowners Bill of Rights” (HOBOR) package that will be heard in the California...
May 4 2004 // Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC), released a statement in response to Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi’s recent comments regarding the response of the insurance...
May 4 2004 // Pending legislation purported to be pro-consumer would in fact hurt consumers by mandating insurance practices that in the long run would drive up the cost of homeowners insurance, according to the Association of...
May 3 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a final settlement with two auto insurers that will result in estimated refunds of more than $700,000 to Texas policyholders who paid more on their claims for auto repairs than...
May 3 2004 // A study conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), released at the end of February, found that unauthorized health insurers are costing workers significant amounts in unpaid benefits. The entities surveyed, who...
Apr 21 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s final settlement with two auto insurers will result in estimated refunds of more than $700,000 to Texas policyholders who paid more on their claims for auto repairs than their...
Apr 14 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke announced a new department initiative that focuses on corporate governance and demands more accountability from insurance industry...
Apr 14 2004 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes rose to $29.9 billion in 2003 — nearly 10 times the industry’s $3 billion in net income in 2002.Benefiting from both the $29.9 billion in net...
Apr 7 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey and Commissioner Holly C. Bakke are celebrating what they say are two milestones on the road to a consumer-directed auto insurance marketplace – more than $100 million returned...
Apr 5 2004 // Among the many topics addressed by the property/casualty insurance committee of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) at its Feb. 26-29 meeting in San Antonio was the comprehensive loss underwriting...
Apr 2 2004 // Safeco auto insurance customers who were injured by uninsured or underinsured motorists or who filed medical claims during the last eight years may be able to collect additional compensation under a court settlement...
Mar 22 2004 // New Jersey Governor James McGreevey took further steps Monday toward a consumer-directed, competitive auto insurance market, announcing the adoption of additional consumer initiatives as part of his auto insurance reforms...
Mar 22 2004 // The Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club filed with the state Department of Insurance for an overall 5 percent reduction in its California auto insurance rates. The rate reduction should save Auto Club policyholders an...
Mar 8 2004 // Almost two years ago, I wrote a column for “Legal Beat” entitled It Couldn’t Be Done: The Policyholder’s Idea to Reinvigorate Third Party Bad Faith. The article outlined the attempts by a very...
Mar 8 2004 // Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Paula Flowers, acting as liquidator for three failed malpractice insurance firms, recently filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to recover damages on behalf of the companies’...
Mar 3 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke announced this week that the competitive auto insurance marketplace that is emerging in New Jersey reportedly as a result of Governor McGreevey’s reforms is...
Mar 2 2004 // AIG Private Client Group, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), announced a loss-prevention initiative that will provide policyholders employing domestic...
Feb 24 2004 // Alabama-based ProAssurance Corporation reported Net Income of $38.7 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, for 2003, more than triple 2002’s Net Income of $12.2 million. Net Income for the fourth quarter of 2003 was...
Feb 24 2004 // On February 20, 2004, the Arkansas Insurance Department issued the following directive on cancellations, nonrenewals and discriminatory underwriting practices for property and casualty insurance:The Department recognizes...